The presidential candidate of the Labor Party (LP), in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, dismissing rumors of an imminent departure.
Despite the crisis within the party, Obi stated firmly that he has no plans to leave soon.
He also declared that he was not in any way desperate to be Nigeria’s President at any point in his life.
He spoke while fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi on Sunday shortly after commissioning a hand pump for water supply in Sabon Layi community, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.
Obi said, “I am not thinking of 2027, my concern for now is how to improve the living standards and conditions of Nigerians.
“Nobody should be talking about politics now, the focus should be on good governance that will make Nigeria better.”
Speaking on the internal crisis rocking the opposition party, the former Anambra governor said, “The leadership crisis in the LP presently is not an abnormal thing, it is an in-house problem and it will be solved amicably as a family.
“I have never thought of leaving the LP, I only advocated for peace because I am a man who believes in peace, I am a man who believes in unity, I am a man who believes that we are the same.
“I don’t see any difference between you and me; by the grace of God I always want to do the right thing.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the NLC has vowed not to rest until its resolve to unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labor Party comes to reality.
The NLC spokesman, Benson Upah who made this disclosure in an interview with newsmen said that despite the ‘illegal’ national convention that returned Abure to office, the union would never confer legitimacy or give recognition to his leadership.